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Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted June 8, 201681 views5 comments

Another of my attempts in the last few weeks to get a few decent photos of Terns. This one is definitely an Arctic Tern. It flew by close and fast and I was barely able to keep up with it for a split second. It's a vertical crop of a horizontal shot as it was captured in the far left side of the frame. I was happy to have caught it at all!

Sony ILCE-6300, FE 70-200 F4 G @ 200mm, ISO-100, f/5.0, 1/4000, hand held.

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5 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on June 8, 2016 at 8:57 AM

Really nice capture, Gary. Very sharp, excellent light, and a nice bg, and I like the angled body position and spread wings and tail which really show off the wing and tail feather structure.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 8, 2016 at 10:05 AM

This looks good, Gary. You've got great details in the bird's feathers with them spread well through the frame. The eye highlight is a fine addition.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 8, 2016 at 11:39 AM

Excellent capture, Gary ! Fine detail, a good bg and, above all, a great shot of the flight and wingspread of one of these birds.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 8, 2016 at 4:16 PM

Well done. This is really difficult because the Terns are quick. You have done a superb job here of getting a sharp image and nice BG.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 8, 2016 at 5:12 PM

Nice catch, Gary, and shooting birds like these with a 200 mm means you're pretty close which accentuates the speed. Excellent work.

devil

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